How this Jewish day school teaches students about the Holocaust
Students at the Ramaz Middle School view a map in English and Yiddish, as well as artifacts contributed by community members
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Two stirring poems about Oct. 7 by Ber Kotlerman
The author, a Yiddish literature professor at Bar Ilan University, wrote the poems soon after the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023
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Video: Rabbi J. B. Soloveitchik discusses sin in the biblical story of Amnon and Tamar
In the disturbing narrative, King David’s son rapes his half-sister and then sends her away in disgrace
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How a Yiddish acting troupe fooled the Tsarist government
A newly translated memoir of the actress Esther Rachel Kamińska describes the Yiddish theater in the early 20th century
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VIDEO: Twelve popular Ashkenazi dishes, made gluten-free
These Yiddish cooking demos with English subtitles are handy for anyone with celiac or sensitivity to gluten
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Yiddish activist Bella Bryks Klein embraced the language with people of all ages
With boundless energy, Bella organized Yiddish events in Israel and promoted its use through video and lectures
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The surprising thing I learned about my tough-as-nails Bubby
While interviewing her for an article I was writing, she mentioned a man she once loved — before she met my Zaidy
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The remarkable story of the Lost Shtetl Museum
Worried that the Jewish cemetery in the former shtetl Šeduva would be neglected, Sergey Kanovich found a solution
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Opera about a unique Yiddish dictionary to have its world premiere
The plot involves two Jewish scholars determined to revitalize the language after its near destruction in the Holocaust
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Yizkor books and yentas: When New York City was a Yiddish town
Henry Sapoznik’s book is like “a raucous Brooklyn candy store full of sweets from NYC's vintage era.”
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They tried to steal our language, too
Catalogues of Yiddish books kept by the Nazi-controlled Hungarian regime are being translated into English
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